Report Wildlife Violations Incidents or Observations
Having extra eyes on the water can help law enforcement, aid in the rescue ofRead More…
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Report Violations to FWC Wildlife Alert Program
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Information on wildlife crimes can be reported anonymously 24 hoursRead More…
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Wildlife FWC Reporter Mobile App – Connect with FWC Experts
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) invites Florida residents and visitors to takeRead More…
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New Florida Shark Finning Ban Bill Signed
Gov. Rick Scott has signed a watered-down bill initially proposed to stop the shark finningRead More…
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Wildlife Mobster Arrested on Snapper Charges in Islamorada
A 37-year-old Hialeah man accused of poaching snappers Friday, Nov. 27, while fishing from aRead More…
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Wildlife Mobster Trial for Sea Turtle Mutilation and More Nears
A Marathon man who was caught with a mutilated, endangered sea turtle last spring, alongRead More…
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Local Lobster Mobster Continues Violations – Arrested Again
A Summerland Key [Lobster Mobster] fisherman [in the past he has been identified as fromRead More…
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Marathon Lobster Mobster Jailed for 121 Illegal Lobster
More than 100 marine-resource conservation counts were filed against a Marathon man late Monday afterRead More…
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FWC Law Enforcement Weekly Report 9-18 to 9-24
SOUTH REGION B – MONROE COUNTY Lieutenant Payne along with Officers Piekenbrock and Martino were onRead More…
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2 Arrested in Islamorada-Taking Moray Eel – Undersize Sharks
A state marine officer found two undersized nurse sharks and a dead moray eel whileRead More…
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FWC Nab Wildlife Mobsters in Fishing Bust Off Key Largo
Four Homestead men aboard a 15-foot skiff off North Key Largo were arrested SundayRead More…
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Wildlife Mobsters – Turtle-tail Men Due in Court This Month
Two Miami men who were caught with the tail of an endangered loggerhead sea turtleRead More…
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Big Pine Key Lobster Mobster to Surrender 400 Trap Certs
A Big Pine Key fisherman arrested in October for lobster fishing with hundreds of illegal trapsRead More…
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SW FLA Divers Blast Lawyer Accused of Lobster Poaching
Jon Hazelbaker captures a legal lobster on a patch reef off Big Pine Key. TheRead More…
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Local Lobster Mobsters Sentenced
Three [Lobster Mobsters] fishermen convicted of robbing lobster traps and possession of undersized lobsters inRead More…
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Law Enforcement Cracking Down Harder on Lobster Mobsters
By KEVIN WADLOW When lobster-resource violations reach the egregious point, Florida Keys prosecutors “will takeRead More…
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Hooked Lobster Brings Charges at Tavernier Creek
A Miami man reeled in a lobster at Tavernier Creek, leading to a Wednesday caseRead More…
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Tennessee Man With 63 Illegal Lobster = 156 Criminal Charges
BY KEVIN WADLOW kwadlow@keynoter.com A Tennessee man found off Key West with 63 lobster tailsRead More…
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FWC: Miami Man Rode Sea Turtle in the Florida Keys
BY KEVIN WADLOW kwadlow@keynoter.com Marine officers apparently have video of Carlos Hernandez riding the turtle.Read More…
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Alleged Turtle Molester Arrested – And more Wildlife Molesters
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Law enforcement had a busy Sunday, arresting two men for spearfishingRead More…
